₦airaland Forum

Akponmfet:
I wish you people luck.
The Niger Delta people have nothing against Igbo people, it's just that we have nothing to gain from joining Biafra.
We have everything to gain by creating Niger Delta Republic.

we wish you well too as you work 'assiduously' to achieve your Niger Delta Republic

Yankee101:
Right now these states get more from federal allocation than from IGR.

Only Imo and some Abia are oil producing, and mind you, not a major producer. If Imo applies the same reason you give for leaving Nigeria, it won't share its oil money with any other state.

So your argument takes in water and it's sunken



Akwa Ibom- the largest oil producer with 31.4% (504,000 BPD)
Delta – 21.56% (346,000 BPD)
Rivers – 21.43% (344,000 BPD)
Bayelsa – 18.07% (290,000 BPD)
Ondo – 3.74% (60,000 BPD)
Lagos – 2.64% (40,000 BPD)
Edo – 2.06% (33,000 BPD)
Imo-1.06 % (17,000 BPD)
Abia-0.68% (11,000 BPD

Imo + Abia per day = 28,000
365 days production = 364
@ $70 per barrel = 70
Naira exchange rate = 500


28,000×365×70×500 = N375.7bn


Imo State's budget alone was N346bn in 2021

Tell me how you'll fund the States' outstanding deficit.

Ojukwu and/or Nnamdi will have been allowed to happily form Biafra if only Igbo states were secceeding.

The Igbo states alone will be land locked, pay heavily to use Onne, buy heavily taxed food from the middle belt and North and be unable to house its returning citizens in the little land.

The part of Nigeria with the highest amount of killings for land disputes is South Eastern Nigeria. When igbos mostly live outside Igbo land right now

Ojukwu knows, as much as Nnamdi has learnt, that only with the Niger Delta can they have a VIABLE BIAFRA. But the Niger Delta suffered alot for Ojukwus adventurism. Not happening again. The Tompolos know this. So should you.

Is fulani dominance to be accepted? Absolutely not. Goodluck started their dismantling, preceeding Obasanjo. The heavily military apparatus and artillery has been distributed among the six geopolitical zones so the north alone dosent dictate coups. The next southern president should make sure the regions return with full autonomy, we can control our resources and pay taxes only to the center.

Ignorant mind, there are many oil fields in Southeast Fg and their cohort are frustrating the Igbos especially Anambra state
be low is data available for 2020, the oil Ondo is Ijaw areas, Igbo land is blessed with enough untapped oil reserve same with large gas deposits in Imo, Anambra and Ugwu Oba in Enugu state
https://nairametrics.com/2021/02/14/nigerian-oil-producing-states-receive-n424-billion-in-2020-as-13-oil-derivatives/

The world is moving away from oil but ignorant minds are placing their hopes on oil the multinationals companies in Nigeria are selling their assets investing in future energy, Gas is the future, guess which region blessed with huge gas deposits is Igboland

selemempe:
In this piece, I'm going to let you see why getting Biafra with only 5 SE states may not be a bad idea.
I will list my points below.

1. Other enclaved countries. Biafra would not be the only enclaved country in the world.
Lesotho is entirely enclaved inside South Africa. They have a population of almost 3 million and still have a higher GDP per capita than Nigeria. As far as we can have an internationally brokered deal with Nigeria to freely allow us use Nigerian airspace for civilian planes, we would be just fine.

2. Oil and gas money The south east has more oil and gas reserves than the Federal allocation it gets.
With oil in Abia and imo States and gas in Anambra state, we have enough of that resource to gradually build a more sustainable economy if we plan well. Don't forget that Nairobi Kenya was built with money from tea and coffee. Nairobi is more beautiful than Lagos built with oil money.

3. Military Today Igbos have no military and have no right to form a military. If we are allowed to go with our 5 states, we would have the right to build a military, To buy as much deadly weapons and defence technology as we can afford to buy. We can get Israel to even help us with a low budget iron Dome technology for aerial self defense. We can be able to take the war to any future enemies without being sitting ducks.

3 Customs, immigration today Igbos have no right or sovereignty to defend our land. Any abokì can walk from futa jallon and come and settle in the hills of Enugu. All we can do is rant as far as fulani government refuses to act, we can't do anything. Any trailer filled with whatever can drive into SE today without us being able to check what is inside. With biafra we can legally mount checks on our borders to check what is going in and out according to international law. Do you know that oil is being smuggled out of Anambra on a daily basis? In biafra, we can have checks for things like that legally

4. Passport if they allow us take our 5 states, we would also be obliged to drop the overabused Nigerian passport that can't even get you into Cape Verde. We would create our own passport and build its reputation on a virgin ground and with hindsight on how reputation can ruin a passport

5. Foreign diplomacy today Igbos are not known in international politics. With our 5 states, we would have the right to join the United Nations. We would have the right to build relationships with other countries on equal basis. We can even become a closer friend and protege to Israel, Our president can stand Infront of the UN general assembly every year to speak for us. We would automatically become a sovereign people. Very very important

6. Federal tax if we get our 5 states as biafra, all the billions of naira that goes from our region to Abuja in taxes will stop. That is money that we can use to build our nation

7. Federal fees instead of paying Nigeria government for things like passport, driving license, vehicle papers, radio and TV licences etc, you pay it to the Biafran government. That money can help us achieve a lot.

8. Policing in our 5 states, we will no longer have abokì people mounting road blocks on our roads and killing our hustling youths in the name of policing all because of deep-seated hatred. Biafra police would be 100% Igbo

9. Airport and travel with biafra of 5 states, we would now fly and land in Enugu (for instance) instead of Lagos or Abuja. Our government can even partner Air Peace to create an airline carrier that can later rival Ethiopian airlines. Where there is a will there is a way. Remember that

10. Sea port it gets tricky here but we have options that may be better than going to Lagos to clear our goods. We can import with more air cargo than with ships. Or We can spend money and dredge the river Niger and dock at Onitsha river port. All we need to do as a country is to buy barges and keep them at onne port or Duala port, once a ship docks there, all cargoes going into Biafra would be transferred to the badges and sailed up the river Niger to Onitsha. Or We can also negotiate with Nigeria to use the Enugu-port Harcourt rail to transport containers and pay Nigerian customs. Either way, we would be fine.

11. Capital flight to Lagos and Abuja Igbos who are quick to build their mansions and businesses in Lagos, Abuja, port Harcourt etc would be forced to come home as they automatically lose the right to live freely in Nigeria. Those returning igbos and their money would help us start building or country from day one


12. I will come with more points but however, I'm not saying it would be a walk in the park. I'm just saying it is still better than Nigeria 1000%. But Building an enclaved biafra that makes sense would take a higher sense of responsibility and imagination than our current leaders are exhibiting, but it can be done

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This thread is about those who are quick to blackmail Igbos and Biafra with the term '5 enclaved states'. It is not in any way meant to say that Igboland doesn't extend beyond 5 south east states.
However it is meant to show that we have more to gain in an enclaved biafra than in Nigeria.
I want people who are opposed to this idea to tell me how it is better for Igbos to remain in Nigeria than to leave with our 5 core states (at least for now)

nice write up,enemies of igbo food don done....nsiba and adakaboro8.lol

The world is moving away from oil while idiots minds here are making silly noise over oil, dumbs Gas is the future

Yankee101:
Right now these states get more from federal allocation than from IGR.

Only Imo and some Abia are oil producing, and mind you, not a major producer. If Imo applies the same reason you give for leaving Nigeria, it won't share its oil money with any other state.

So your argument takes in water and it's sunken



Akwa Ibom- the largest oil producer with 31.4% (504,000 BPD)
Delta – 21.56% (346,000 BPD)
Rivers – 21.43% (344,000 BPD)
Bayelsa – 18.07% (290,000 BPD)
Ondo – 3.74% (60,000 BPD)
Lagos – 2.64% (40,000 BPD)
Edo – 2.06% (33,000 BPD)
Imo-1.06 % (17,000 BPD)
Abia-0.68% (11,000 BPD

Imo + Abia per day = 28,000
365 days production = 364
@ $70 per barrel = 70
Naira exchange rate = 500


28,000×365×70×500 = N375.7bn


Imo State's budget alone was N346bn in 2021

Tell me how you'll fund the States' outstanding deficit.

First of all daily production is different from reserves. That companies are not fully exploring oil in the hinterlands doesn't mean that there is not a large oil and gas reserves to explore. So we can certainly increase daily production
Secondly, imo and Abia are part of igboland and will cease to exist as states in Biafra. Their resources would be fully utilised by the central government. Oil producing communities can be compensated..
Thirdly the Anambra basin has the largest gas reserves in Nigeria. Imo and Abia are oil. We can also explore gas and add it to the money from oil

Ojukwu and/or Nnamdi will have been allowed to happily form Biafra if only Igbo states were secceeding.

ojukwu was the governor of Eastern Region. You don't expect him to balkanize his region to fit your narrative. Nnamdi kanu would be made to see reason over time that we are better off with our igboland alone

The Igbo states alone will be land locked, pay heavily to use Onne, buy heavily taxed food from the middle belt and North and be unable to house its returning citizens in the little land.

lol. Igboland is not landlocked. The river Niger means we can use barges to bring in containers to Onitsha. We can buy barges and keep them in Cameroon and transfer Biafra bound containers there.
We can buy food from all over Africa, we mustn't buy from Nigeria. If we get it cheaper elsewhere, we buy. Lol

The part of Nigeria with the highest amount of killings for land disputes is South Eastern Nigeria. When igbos mostly live outside Igbo land right now

lol. There are only two land disputes in igboland, Aguleri and umuleri, it has been squashed. Ezza and Ezzi, it would be settled fast if we have our own military and police. I don't want to tell you anything about your stupid statistics, it obvious you are a hater.

Ojukwu knows, as much as Nnamdi has learnt, that only with the Niger Delta can they have a VIABLE BIAFRA. But the Niger Delta suffered alot for Ojukwu's adventurism. Not happening again. The Tompolos know this. So should you.

Biafra can be very viable without Niger Delta, but it would be more viable with them

Is fulani dominance to be accepted? Absolutely not. Goodluck started their dismantling, preceeding Obasanjo. The heavy military apparatus and artillery has been distributed among the six geopolitical zones so the north alone dosen't dictate coups and the constitutional conference outcome. The next southern president should make sure the regions return with full autonomy, we can control our resources and pay taxes only to the center.

this your last point is jibberish. No sane Igbo person gives a shìt about Nigeria anymore.
Nigeria is a country that is destined for failure. It will keep taking one step forward and two steps back.
You should be happy we are talking about leaving with our 5 erosion enclaves.

So a mother and father have 13 children, and decide to take 5 and abandon the other 8 without even asking if that was what they wanted when bandits are everywhere?

The OP you are not serious. You already have a defeated and divide and rule mind, whether you know it or not.

Let there be a referendum for every province in “Nigeria” for the following

1. Nigeria (Nigger Area)
2. Biafra
3. Oduduwa
4. Arewa
5. The return of British rule


Let’s see who wins, as I wont be surprised number 5 will get more votes any day than number 1....

[quote author= post=102456463]The world is moving away from oil ignorant but ignorant minds are placing their hopes on oil the multinationals companies in Nigeria are selling their assets investing in future energy, Gas is the future guess which region blessed with huge gas deposits is Igboland [/quote]I say it now, we must act fast to go with our '5 erosion states'.

We have a reasonable gas reserve. I live in Qatar. It's not a serious oil producing country, but come and see what they are doing with gas.

If we leave Nigeria now, we would avoid being used like Niger Delta has been used. We can slowly (but surely) develope a modern country

selemempe:
I say it now, we must act fast to go with our '5 erosion states'.

We have a reasonable gas reserve. I live in Qatar. It's not a serious oil producing country, but come and see what they are doing with gas.

If we leave Nigeria now, we would avoid being used like Niger Delta has been used. We can slowly (but surely) develope a modern country

Even erosion is ravaging your region in west

The largest greenfield gas condensate development projects going on in Nigeria is located in Igboland

[quote author= post=102456562]Even erosion is ravaging your region in west

The largest greenfield gas condensate development projects going on in Nigeria is located in Igboland[/quote]I'm igbo bro....I'm only saying it like the fools here say it. You should know me by now

selemempe:
First of all daily production is different from reserves. That companies are not fully exploring oil in the hinterlands doesn't mean that there is not a large oil and gas reserves to explore. So we can certainly increase daily production
Secondly, imo and Abia are part of igboland and will cease to exist as states in Biafra. Their resources would be fully utilised by the central government. Oil producing communities can be compensated..
Thirdly the Anambra basin has the largest gas reserves in Nigeria. Imo and Abia are oil. We can also explore gas and add it to the money from oil

ojukwu was the governor of Eastern Region. You don't expect him to balkanize his region to fit your narrative. Nnamdi kanu would be made to see reason over time that we are better off with our igboland alone
lol. Igboland is not landlocked. The river Niger means we can use barges to bring in containers to Onitsha. We can buy barges and keep them in Cameroon and transfer Biafra bound containers there.
We can buy food from all over Africa, we mustn't buy from Nigeria. If we get it cheaper elsewhere, we buy. Lol
lol. There are only two land disputes in igboland, Aguleri and umuleri, it has been squashed. Ezza and Ezzi, it would be settled fast if we have our own military and police. I don't want to tell you anything about your stupid statistics, it obvious you are a hater.
Biafra can be very viable without Niger Delta, but it would be more viable with them
this your last point is jibberish. No sane Igbo person gives a shìt about Nigeria anymore.
Nigeria is a country that is destined for failure. It will keep taking one step forward and two steps back.
You should be happy we are talking about leaving with our 5 erosion enclaves.

River Niger is international waterways which can be dredge to accommodate larger vessels

selemempe:
I'm igbo bro....I'm only saying it like the fools here say it. You should know me by now

Thunder, I'm a Yoruba man anu

lol...


Comedians and their usual internet fantasies..

[quote author= post=102456589]Thunder, I'm a Yoruba man anu[/quote]Well I don't want to argue with you. I have been in nairaland long enough not to reply every post.
I'm a core Biafran...and I believe that Igboland has all it takes to stand alone. If that makes me yoruba because I said '5 erosion states', so be it. People that matter know me

Udo

Karlovych:
Don't forget the fact that algae soup and skull mining will be prohibited in the Biafra

Don't forget the magnanimity of same people to abandon properties during the madness of civil war, this time around, it will b met with stiffer penality, take that your Oguso soup eating skull.

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selemempe:
Well I don't want to argue with you. I have been in nairaland long enough not to reply every post.
I'm a core Biafran...and I believe that Igboland has all it takes to stand alone. If that makes me yoruba because I said '5 erosion states', so be it. People that matter know me

Udo

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Let continue to educate more on future of natural Gas which doesn't exist in your region


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plaindealer:
lol...


Comedians and their usual internet fantasies..

lol

When activities were on top gear to dismantle Yugoslavia and USSR, fools like you called it fantasies

[quote author= post=102456653][s][/s]

H[/quote]I created this thread. If you want to showcase our natural resources in igboland please do. It only achieves my purpose.

Why is Nigeria government avoiding rich Anambra basin rather wasting money look for oil in barren land in the north

The basin harbours the largest deposit of coal and lignite in Nigeria. :2 Coal mining in Nigeria started in Enugu within the basin. Albert Kitson discovered coal in 1909 at the Udi Ridge, Enugu; turning the region into a strategic British business area.[6][7] Some of the coal mines operated in Enugu included Ogbete, Ribadu, Onyeama, Okaba and Okpara.

The Anambra Basin could be next to the Niger Delta basin in hydrocarbon potentials.[153 In addition to coal, the basin holds an estimated gas potential in the region of 10 trillion cubic feet. The gas reserse is estimated with more than 1000 trillion cubic feet as it remains untapped[8] The Ugwuoba gas fields near Awka, and Igbariam gas fields near Onitsha - an economic hub in the region, contain some of the successfully explored gas wells in the basin. Some of the wells by Shell/BP in the basin include Igbariam-1 and Ajire-1. There

Dumb minds refused to learn, hunger will smoke you lazy minds out of your hideout soon

April 19, 2021
ICYMI: Why Shell, Chevron, other oil majors are leaving Nigeria


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vasel15:
nice write up,enemies of igbo food don done....nsiba and adakaboro8.lol

thats a good write up with lot of vision..
vasel15 i am not enemy of Igbo.. with this kind of write up i will keep liking ibos.. let biafra be only ibos.

vasel15:
nice write up,enemies of igbo food don done....nsiba and adakaboro8.lol

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Idoita....All IPOB rats are Igbos but NOT all IGBOs are IPOB
You are a rat and your boss is the Chief Rat.
selemempe do well to educate this nuisance

nsiba:
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Idoita....All IPOB rats are Igbos but NOT all IGBOs are IPOB
You are a rat and your boss is the Chief Rat

ipobs are the reason people hating on igbos..

, shield your sword nwanne.
OP is Igbo I have known him for a long time.

Thanks for the posts on Natural gas.

Pressure must be put on MNK to accept the 5 SE proposal by FG and Nigeria.
Let them have their laugh now, they wouldn't be laughing later when we start laughing in developmental strides and rid our homeland of Fulanis Herdsmen.

[quote author= post=102456584]River Niger is international waterways which can be dredge to accommodate larger vessels[/quote].

* The river Niger you plan to drain do you have any idea why Nigeria is subsidizing electricity to Niger and Benin Republic
* where were you when ECOWAS was pleading on the behalf of Nigeria to Niger not to heed to France inducement to build a larger dam than Nigeria own on
* Do you think if Nigeria breaks Niger and even Mali won't go ahead and Dam the river Niger for their Abo-kis brother

* If the country splits which country will answer Nigeria and your International Water ways who will answer to that shit

[quote author= post=102456463]The world is moving away from oil but ignorant minds are placing their hopes on oil the multinationals companies in Nigeria are selling their assets investing in future energy, Gas is the future, guess which region blessed with huge gas deposits is Igboland [/quote].

AkwaIbom has more gas reserve than oil, it is what is used to Power the Ibom Power Plant that feeds the National Grid
, powers most industrial zones in the states and key office complexes
The major component of the Deep sea port is the Gas export processing zone
The OP is doing a great job and the best you can do is to encourage him

nsiba:
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Idoita....All IPOB rats are Igbos but NOT all IGBOs are IPOB
You are a rat and your boss is the Chief Rat.
selemempe do well to educate this nuisance

don't quote me again
Cheers

nsiba:
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AkwaIbom has more gas reserve than oil, it is what is used to Power the Ibom Power Plant that feeds the National Grid
, powers most industrial zones in the states and key office complexes
The major component of the Deep sea port is the Gas export processing zone
The OP is doing a great job and the best you can do is to encourage him

I don't give a shit where you come from, you can't see me draging your lazy tibe or state I care more Igbos in Delta that I share things in common with, the largest green gas project in Nigeria is ongoing in Imo state by Seplat

[quote author= post=102461345]I don't give a shit where you come from, you can't see me draging your lazy tibe or state I care more Igbos in Delta that I share things in common with, the largest green gas project in Nigeria is ongoing in Imo state by Seplat[/quote].

Who gives a 4k about your CRIMINAL tribe or state?

nsiba:
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Idoita....All IPOB rats are Igbos but NOT all IGBOs are IPOB
You are a rat and your boss is the Chief Rat.
selemempe do well to educate this nuisance

rat you come chop the food..lol

nsiba:
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Who gives a 4k about your CRIMINAL tribe or state?

ijaw man sef day make mouth,you are from an enclave,lol...you own no region..infact take your time this oyel boy,lol..have you cried at nddc gate today?

ProfAmaben:
Excellent article. Biafra should be 5 states alone, I detest South South, they are exactly like the Yorubas, bitter and hate filled.

My Prof calm down na